Friends of the Gateway Region, as our local economy continues to emerge from the pandemic’s disruption, we’re pleased to see that both Prince George and Dinwiddie counties held events this month focused on increasing the connections between the job and the job-seeker.
In addition, after a successful “Retail Academy” conducted by Retail Strategies LLC in Fall 2019, Virginia's Gateway Region invited Downtown Strategies — part of Retail Strategies — to visit again. Now a signature event, VGR and our community partners from across the region attended a reception with the experts from the Downtown Strategies team, who also toured each community one-on-one. I hope all of our stakeholders found as much value in their engagement as we did.
We are pleased to be a part of the Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Cluster Accelerator, which Activation Capital — an independent authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia — announced earlier this month.
As always, I’m interested in hearing from you. Should you have any questions, please contact me at: (804) 732-8971 or kboswell@gatewayregion.com.
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Prince George, Dinwiddie Hold Regional Job Fair/Biz Show
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Signature Event: Downtown Strategies Visits Gateway Region
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Well done to VGR’s member localities. Downtown Strategies’ tour of the Gateway Region allowed consultants to experience up close and personal, the uniqueness of the region and to explore the potential of our towns, cities and commercial hubs.
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Photos From the Downtown Strategies Locality Tours and After-Hours Reception at Guncotton Coffee in Downtown Hopewell
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#VGRCapital Campaign Continues: Hear From Our Investors
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Hear directly from our partners and learn why investing in VGR is important to them:
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As a nonprofit organization, we rely on public and private partners to provide funding support to achieve our objectives. Our investors delivered in a remarkable way on our last five-year plan, which concluded in 2020. During the five-year period, the Gateway Region saw impressive gains, including an addition of 3,621 jobs and $1.03 billion in private capital investment. Marketing the Gateway Region as a world-class business location generated 52 announcements between 2016 and 2020. With every location and expansion came direct and indirect job creation and tax and payroll benefits for the regional economy.
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A recent study by Mangum Economics, reviewing 2016–2020, showed that there has been a $1.9 billion increase in regional output due to the annual operation of VGR’s announced projects in the five-year period. This constitutes a 4.1% increase in total output to the region. Help us carry this great momentum into the future.
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Thank you to all of our supportive partners who are making VGR’s Capital Campaign successful so far:
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#VGRPharma Campaign: Accelerating Cluster Growth
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The Future of Petersburg:
Join Richmond BizSense and presenting sponsors Phlow Corporation and Virginia's Gateway Region on Nov. 17 as panelists discuss the forces shaping the future of Petersburg's economy and business scene. Confirmed on the panel so far, include: VGR President & CEO Keith Boswell, Waukeshaw Development's Dave McCormack, Phlow Co-Founder and CEO Eric Edwards and Petersburg Mayor Samuel Parham.
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AMPAC Fine Chemicals Featured in 'Virginia Economic Review'
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AMPAC Fine Chemicals' expansion of operations at its facility in Petersburg, Virginia was selected as one of the Commonwealth's "Selected Virginia Wins" in this quarter's edition of the Virginia Economic Review, published by VEDP.
The pharmaceutical manufacturer has created 156 new jobs and $25M of capital investment in the Gateway Region.
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VGR’s Strategic Communications Recognized in Virginia’s Public Relations Awards
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Virginia’s Gateway Region has been selected for one “Commonwealth Award” and four “Capital Awards,” recognizing the regional economic development organization’s public relations strategies and tactics in the 2021 Virginia Public Relations Awards.
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VGR's Strategic Communications Recognized in Virginia PR ...
~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 25, 2021 RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's Gateway Region has been...
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